"significant swales and undulations. Pine Valley has one of the best collections of par fives and par threes in the world. The course prides itself in being one of the toughest challenges in all of golf, with a slope of 155 from the championship tees. Pine Valley's trademarks are the par three 5th hole, which requires a well-placed 220 yard slightly uphill drive over a lake into a small and sloped green, ""Hell's half acre"" (a barren wasteland on the par five 7th hole which is probably the largest non sea-side bunker in the world), ""The devil's asshole"" (an extremely"
"eagle in the US. It is an extremely rare score and occurs most commonly on par-fives with a strong drive and a holed approach shot. Holes-in-one on par-four holes (generally short ones) are also albatrosses. The first famous albatross was made by Gene Sarazen in 1935 on the 15th hole at Augusta National Golf Club during the final round of the Masters Tournament. It vaulted him into a tie for first place and forced a playoff, which he won the next day. The sportswriters of the day termed it ""the shot heard 'round the world"". Between 1970 and 2003, 84"
"golf on the Moon. He attempted two drives. He shanked the first attempt, but it is estimated his second went more than 200 yards. Given the length of par 4s, generally being over 400 yards, and beyond the maximum driving distance of virtually all players, most holes in one are achieved on par-3 holes for eagle. Given that most par 3s are relatively short, most holes in one are achieved with mid-lower irons rather than drivers. Drive (golf) In golf stroke mechanics, a drive, also known as a tee shot, is a long-distance shot played from the tee box, intended"
"style will be banned in 2016 on the profession circuits. A hole is classified by its par, meaning the number of strokes a skilled golfer should require to complete play of the hole. The minimum par of any hole is 3 because par always includes a stroke for the tee shot and two putts. Pars of 4 and 5 strokes are ubiquitous on golf courses; more rarely, a few courses feature par-6 and even par-7 holes. Strokes other than the tee shot and putts are expected to be made from the fairway; for example, a skilled golfer expects to reach"
"2008, a condor had been recorded only four times, once reportedly on a straight drive (a record , aided by the thin air at high altitude in Denver) and never during a professional tournament. One condor was reportedly achieved with a 3-iron club (in 1995 on a horseshoe-shaped par-5 hole). A condor is also known as a double albatross, or a triple eagle, and the convention can, in principle, be extended to name other hypothetical scores such as five under par. Par (score) In golf, par is the predetermined number of strokes that a scratch (or 0 handicap) golfer should"
"bogeying a hole, then ""gain"" one by scoring a birdie. Eagles are uncommon but not rare; however, only 18 players have scored an albatross in a men's major championship. There are two basic forms of golf play, match play and stroke play. Stroke play is more popular. Two players (or two teams) play each hole as a separate contest against each other in what is called match play. The party with the lower score wins that hole, or if the scores of both players or teams are equal the hole is ""halved"" (or tied). The game is won by the"
"Perfect round In golf, a perfect round is a round of eighteen holes where all holes were played on average at one under par (average of birdie on every hole) resulting in a score of 55 on a par 73 course, 54 on a par 72 course, 53 on a par 71 course, and 52 on a par 70 course. The term 'perfect round' is used for a 54 as the lowest score generally accepted as being in the realm of possibility among professional golfers on a par 72 course. This has remained the standard and has never been achieved"
"Par (score) In golf, par is the predetermined number of strokes that a scratch (or 0 handicap) golfer should require to complete a hole, a round (the sum of the pars of the played holes), or a tournament (the sum of the pars of each round). Pars are the central component of stroke play, the most common kind of play in professional golf tournaments. The term is also used in golf-like sports such as disc golf, with the same meaning. The length of each hole from the tee placement to the pin mostly determines par values for each hole. Almost"
"few strokes per round as possible. A golfer's number of strokes in a hole, course, or tournament is compared to its respective par score, and is then reported either as the number that the golfer was ""under-"" or ""over-par"", or if it was ""equal to par"". A hole in one (or an ""ace"") occurs when a golfer sinks their ball into the cup with their first stroke from the tee. Common scores for a hole also have specific terms. In a typical professional tournament or among ""scratch"" amateur players, ""birdie-bogey"" play is common; a player will ""lose"" a stroke by"
"in 4th, 2 strokes behind the Americans. The host country China shot a 71 on the day and are tied in 12th place. The third round took place on 24 November and it was played in four-ball format. The front 9 scoring average was 32.964 and the back 9 average was 33.643 making the 18 hole average 66.607. The American team maintained their one stroke lead by shooting a 66. Weekley eagled the 3rd hole and made birdies at 7, 9 and 11. All of those holes were par-5s. The American team has a total of 3 eagles on the"
"on a doglegged or horseshoe-shaped hole. A horseshoe-shaped par 5 hole once enabled a condor hole in one to be achieved with a 3-iron club. The longest recorded straight drive hole-in-one is believed to be , on the par 5 No. 9 hole at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in Denver in 2002, aided by the thin air due to the high altitude. None of these four par 5 holes-in-one were achieved during a professional tournament. A condor is also known as a double albatross, or a triple eagle. Over a period of several years, many U.S. and European media"
"by a professional golfer in a professional event. The lowest officially recorded score is 55 by Rhein Gibson (12 birdies and 2 eagles on a par 71) and this score is recognized by the Guinness World Records. Four other rounds of 55 are documented, but these are commonly discounted due to the quality of the course or the nature of the round (e.g., a non-competitive round). In official golf tournaments on major tours: In unofficial tournaments or on minor tours: Notes: Annika Sörenstam has commented on many occasions about her desire to shoot the perfect round saying, ""I believe I"
"for the hole include the terrain and obstacles (such as trees, water hazards, hills, or buildings) that may require a golfer to take more (or fewer) shots. Some golf courses feature par-sixes and, very rarely, par-sevens, but the latter are not recognised by the United States Golf Association. Typical championship golf courses have par values of 72, comprising four par-threes, ten par-fours, and four par-fives. Championship course par can be as high as 73 to as low as 69. Most 18-hole courses not designed for championships have a par close to 72, but some will be lower. Courses with par"
"cancels out a plus). If a player finishes with two plusses, s/he is 'two up' or 'plus 2' (+2). The opposite applies if s/he finishes with two minuses - 'two down'; 'minus 2'; '−2'. The Par format's main disadvantage is that there is no reward for a handicap-adjusted eagle (or even better). Par's main advantage is improving pace of play in large club competitions. Par (golf scoring format) Par is a scoring system used mostly in amateur and club golf. It involves scoring (+, 0, −) based on results at each hole. The objective is to have an end score"
"more putts to ""hole out"". Professional golfers typically make between 60% and 70% of greens in regulation. The primary factor for classifying the par of a relatively straight, hazard-free hole is the distance from the tee to the green. A typical par-3 hole is less than 250 yards (225 m) in length, with a par-4 hole ranging between 251 and 475 yards (225–434 m), and a par-5 hole being longer than 475 yards (435 m). The rare par-6s can stretch well over . These distances are based on the typical scratch golfer's drive distance of between ; a green further"
"affect how even a scratch golfer would play the hole, irrespective of total distance from tee to green, and must be included in a determination of par. However, a par score never includes ""expected"" penalty strokes, as a scratch player is never ""expected"" to hit a ball into a water hazard or other unplayable situation. So, the placement of hazards only affect par when considering how a scratch golfer would avoid them. Eighteen-hole courses typically total to an overall par score of 72 for a complete round; this is based on an average par of 4 for every hole, and"
"hole receives one point. If the golfers tie, then the hole is halved. For example, in an 18-hole match, the first hole is a par-4 and Player A scores a 3 (birdie) and Player B scores a 4 (par); Player A is now 1-up with 17 to play. In the same match on the second hole, a par-5, Player A takes 8 strokes and Player B takes 5 (par); Player B wins the hole and the match is now ""all square"" with 16 to play. On the third hole, a par-3, both players take 3 strokes and the match is"
"player is expected to be able to drive the ball to the green on the first shot from the tee box. On holes longer than par 3, players are expected to require at least one additional shot to reach their greens. While many holes are designed with a direct line-of-sight from the teeing ground to the green, a hole may bend either to the left or to the right. This is called a ""dogleg"", in reference to the similarity to a dog's ankle. The hole is called a ""dogleg left"" if the hole angles leftwards, and a ""dogleg right"" if"
"of this large green is a large bunker, catching any shot coming in short. The fourteenth hole (Hickory Hill) is a par 4 playing to 398 yards. A collection of bunkers surrounding the green demands an accurate approach. The fifteenth hole (Lone Elm) is another short par 4, this one being 352 yards. On this dogleg right, longer hitters may attempt to cut off the dogleg and try to drive the green. However, a large elm tree between the tee and green will make many players think twice. A number of bunkers around the green require players to hit an"
"Par-5 where eucalyptus trees and a barranca come into play. The 12th is a long Par-4, often into the wind, that plays to a narrow green surrounded by the barranca, bunkers and trees. One, Bogey's Tree, is named after Humphrey Bogart. The 13th hole is a tough driving hole, with the barranca on the left side and eucalyptus along the right. The 14th is an easy Par-3 with the largest green on the golf course but the green is multi-tiered, which makes putting difficult. The 15th hole is a dogleg Par-4 to the right that features another large green but"
"her ball over the pond to a two-tiered green; the seventeenth, a par five of where John Daly is the only player to ever reach the green in two strokes (later, Tiger Woods fired his second shot over the green in two shots at the 2005 PGA Championship); and the eighteenth, a par five of famous for spectacular performances by Furgol, Nicklaus, Mickelson and Jason Day. From the black tees the Upper course is a par 72, , blue tees par 72, , green tees par 72, , white tees par 72, , red tees par 73, , gold tees"
"rated par 5. Tournament players will usually play from a longer-distance tee box (the Championship or Tournament tee) that is behind the standard men's tee, which increases the typical distance of each par; a par-3 hole can be up to , and longer par-4 holes can measure up to , which can also be accomplished by converting a par-5 hole into a long par-4 hole for tournament players. This compensates for the generally longer distance pro players can put on tee and fairway shots as compared to the average ""bogey golfer"". The game of golf is played in what is"
"for a bogey golfer compared to a scratch golfer. These two numbers are used to calculate a player's handicap differential, which is used to adjust a player's score about par according to the slope and rating of the course. The slope rating for a golf course of average difficulty is 113. For each officially posted round, the player's handicap differential is calculated according to the following formula: ESC score is the number of strokes for a round, after equitable score control adjustment, which allows for a maximum number of strokes per hole, for handicap computation purposes only, based on the"
"Par (golf scoring format) Par is a scoring system used mostly in amateur and club golf. It involves scoring (+, 0, −) based on results at each hole. The objective is to have an end score with more pluses than minuses. The result on each hole is always based on one's handicap-adjusted score. For ease of explanation, assume a player's handicap gives him/her one stroke per hole (i.e., 9-hole handicap of 9). This player, playing to his/her handicap on a given day, will average a bogey on each hole. Playing 'to' ones handicap is expected and so there is no"
"of 36 holes (six matches). Golfers can employ a slightly different strategy during a match play event since the scoring is different. The situation in the match and the outcome of each shot already played on a hole will both be taken into account. On the whole, match play encourages more aggressive play, especially at the professional level, where a par is not usually good enough to win a hole. Since a very poor result for a hole is no worse than a slightly-below-average result when playing against an opponent with an average score, it often makes sense to accept"
"of 5.9 playing on a difficult course might have a course handicap of 8. Playing on a much easier course, the course handicap might be 5. Once the golfer checks their course handicap, equitable scoring follows the rules: For example, if a golfer has a course handicap of 8, shoots a score of 83, but that score includes a six on a par 3 (a triple bogey) then the posted score should be only 82. However, if a golfer with a course handicap of 11 had the same score, the proper score to post is 83. As of March 1,"
"so is often arrived at by designing a course with an equal number of par-5 and par-3 holes, the rest being par-4. Many combinations exist that total to par-72, and other course pars exist from 68 up to 76, and are not less worthy than courses of par-72. Additionally, in some countries including the United States, courses are classified according to their play difficulty, which may be used to calculate a golfer's playing handicap for a given course. The two primary difficulty ratings in the U.S. are the Course Rating, which is effectively the expected score for a zero-handicap ""scratch"
"left. This hole features a severe valley once the hole gets to the corner of the dogleg, with the green being only slightly below the approach shot area. 3rd Hole: From the black tees, this 593-yard straightaway par five is the most difficult hole and the course and is officially the number one stroke hole. The tee shot requires a right to left shot shape, and a three shot approach is needed to reach the green even for long hitters. 4th Hole: From the black tees, a long 191-yard par three that plays long despite being substantially downhill. Featuring two"
"onto the large green. The eighth hole (Avant Garde) is a 568 yard par 5. After the tee shot over the Onion River, players have two choices. They can either play down the narrow right fairway and get to the green in two, or play down the wider left fairway and layup, and then hit a wedge into the green. Either way, the player will again have to cross the river before reaching the green. The ninth hole (Dynasty) is an uphill par 4 back to the clubhouse measuring 453 yards. Usually playing into the wind, the approach shot can"
"golfer"" playing the course (and may differ from the course par), and the Slope Rating, which is a measure of how much worse a ""bogey golfer"" (with an 18 handicap) would be expected to play than a ""scratch golfer"". These two numbers are available for any USGA-sanctioned course, and are used in a weighted system to calculate handicaps (see below). The overall par score in a tournament is the summation of all the par scores in each round. A typical four-round professional tournament played on a par-72 course has a tournament par of 288. The goal is to play as"
"a match play event but from 2012 it changed to stroke play. From 2014 the event has consisted of six best-ball matches on the first morning, six modified alternate shot matches on the first afternoon and 12 singles matches on the second day. The first day matches are over 9 holes while the second day matches are over 18 holes. All matches are stroke play. Two points are awarded to the winner of each match with 1 point each for a tied match. Source: This is a complete list of golfers who have played for the United States. This is"
"hole for a double eagle, the rarest shot in golf and only the third in PGA Championship history. It was last done by Per-Ulrik Johansson at Riviera in 1995; the first was by club pro Darrell Kestner at Inverness in 1993. ""Sunday, August 20, 2006"" Tiger Woods moved to 12-0 in majors where he led or shared the lead after 54 holes. He bested the field by five shots to win his third PGA Championship and 12th major. Third round co-leader Luke Donald shot a two-over 74 and fell out of contention on the back nine. 2003 champion Shaun Micheel"
"distance holes on a standard size golf course. Longer hitters have also accomplished this feat on longer holes, though nearly all par 4 and par 5 holes are too long for golfers to reach in a single shot. While well known outside of golf and often requiring a well hit shot and significant power, holes in one needs also a significant element of luck. As such, they are more common and considered less impressive than other hole accomplishments such as completing a par 5 in two shots (an albatross). , a condor (four under par) hole-in-one on a par 5"